Agriculture Family Farming Manure 
Food Tank
MAY 3, 2024
Iowa is the number-one pork producer in the United States, but it has relatively few hog farms. Large factory farm facilities have replaced smaller family farms. The state lost nearly 90 percent of its hog farms from 1982 to 2017, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census data.
Food Tank
JANUARY 10, 2025
Consolidation throughout the agricultural sector has made it difficult for small, independent farms like the Huttons to survive. The number of farms in the U.S. decreased by 72 percent between 1935 and 2023, while the average farm size nearly tripled. Only 4 percent of U.S. Only 4 percent of U.S.
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Civil Eats
APRIL 29, 2024
He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst his pear, apple, plum, peach, and cherry trees, but he buys a commercial compost product to keep his 100-acre, fourth-generation family farm thriving. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture.
Civil Eats
JULY 2, 2024
The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. The company sources organic milk from 23 family farms, all of which pasture their herds within a 100-mile radius of the company’s Del Norte County cheese plant.
UnderstandingAg
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system.
Modern Farmer
JULY 10, 2023
The torrent overwhelmed dams, swelled rivers and crumbled levees, inundating entire farming communities, including Lerda-Goni and a dozen other ranches, and reawakening a long-dormant lake lying beneath the vast agricultural region. Despite the resilience of family [farms], the mega-trend is undeniable,” says Raudabaugh.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
She and Rafkin had a goal of adding diversity and value to her family’s farm through organic agriculture, but they found few organic farmers in the area at the time and none that were implementing agroforestry. Johnson found support through Practical Farmers of Iowa, a group dedicated to building resilient farms and communities.
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